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Lauderdale County man accused of taking nude photos of achild by AnnistonStar
Jun 02, 2010 |  2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Lauderdale County man who is accused of taking nude photos of an underage child and molesting the girl remains in the Lauderdale County Detention Center, officials said. AC = --> Rodney Branson Childers, 36, Tipton Road, Rogersville, is charged with four counts of production o...
Opelika takes first steps to bring city-run Internet service to residents by AnnistonStar
Jun 02, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
In a majority vote Tuesday night, the Opelika City Council approved a resolution setting a public hearing date for cable television and telecommunications services for the city. Council member Patricia Jones was absent. The public hearing has been set for Aug. 3, allowing Opelika reside...
Piedmont man killed in car wreck by AnnistonStar
Jun 01, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A Piedmont man was killed Sunday in a one-vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 9. The accident occurred about 9:25 p.m. Gary Todd Hendon, 47, was driving a 1993 Ford Explorer when the wreck occurred 3 miles north of Piedmont. Read the full story from The Gadsden Times.
Lee Co. EMA struck by lightning by AnnistonStar
Jun 01, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The only report of storm damage out of the Lee County Emergency Management Agency as a result of a weekend downpour was its own. The Emergency Operations Center in downtown Opelika, out of which EMA operates, was struck by lightning Saturday, training officer Chris Date said Sunday. ...
Oak Mountain State Park official says no proof of bacteria in lake after group became sick by AnnistonStar
Jun 01, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
An Oak Mountain State Park official said today there is nothing to confirm bacteria in the water caused a group of children and one adult to become sick after they swam in a lake at the park last week.   Adam Sample, assistant superintendent at Oak Mountain State Park, said he believes the sickn...
Huntsville woman stabbed with fork by her child's father by AnnistonStar
Jun 01, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
A man was arrested overnight Sunday after stabbing his child's mother with a fork, police said. On the 2700 block of Biscayne Street, the victim told police she got into an argument with her child's father. The man then stabbed the victim in the right forearm with a fork, police said. Re...
Dead body found in search for missing Attalla girl by AnnistonStar
May 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
An Auburn man was found dead, another man was found unconscious and a methamphetamine lab was discovered Thursday morning when the Etowah County Sheriff's Department responded to a mobile home in the Tidmore Bend community to look for a missing 17-year-old girl from the Attalla area. Deput...
Couple accused of stealing about $1,000 in 'loose change' by AnnistonStar
May 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A local couple was arrested and charged Wednesday with allegedly stealing approximately $1,000 in loose change from an Antioch residence. Meagan Schofield, 18, and Kyle Merritt, 23, are charged with third-degree burglary and second-degree theft of property after they allegedly entered a Ct...
2 Selma men charged with capital murder in drive-by that killed 3-year-old by AnnistonStar
May 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Two Selma men were arrested here without incident and charged with capital murder in the death of Rosjah J. Butler. Michael Hunter and Johnny Dukes were arrested through joint efforts and assistance of the U.S. Marshal, Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Selma Police Department Cr...
Alabama veteran Jack Lacey is high school grad at 77 by AnnistonStar
May 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Jack Lacey was 20 years old and a senior at Thompson High School in 1953. The Korean War was drawing to an end, but that didn't stop the U.S. Army from drafting the young man before he could get his diploma. Thursday afternoon in Alabaster -- 57 years later -- the 77-year-old veteran walked...

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